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IN BRIEF
FOSTER HAILS NEW 50 METRE SURREY
POOL AS ‘WORLD CLASS’
One of Britain’s top swimmers
HALIFAX PROJECT IS over the last decade, Mark Foster,
UNDERWAY has rated the new 50 metre pool
Contracts worth £600,000 have at Surrey Sports Park, to be
been given to roofing “among the best in the world”.
contractors and surveyors for Foster, who represented Great
two new state-of-the-art Britain at five Olympic Games and
swimming pools in Halifax. The is the former World Record Holder
project replaces the Brighouse for the 50 metre freestyle, could
and Sowerby Bridge pools. The not contain his enthusiasm for the
new Sowerby Bridge pool, new pool facilities.
scheduled for completion in “It is a stunning building and
November 2010, will replace what strikes you instantly is just
the town’s Victorian baths in how big, light and airy the pool
Town Hall Street. The Brighouse area will be.  I always get excited
pool, at Wellholme Park, is about this type of facility which
expected to open next October. will offer swimming to
Replacing the pools is expected thousands.  Facilities of this
to cost £11m. Amanda Byrne, standard are absolutely essential
Calderdale Council cabinet to enable swimmers of all levels to
member for economy and reach their full potential.  I did my 50 metre pool and as a result hi-tec equipment to help athletes
environment, said: “The council early training in a 20 meter pool every University is used as a of all levels.  It will have a full
is committed to ensuring local and it wasn’t until I got access to training centre for the leading Datronics timing system, OSB12
companies have the better facilities that my swimming American swimmers.  That is why starting platform, traversable
opportunity to take advantage career began to take off. Surrey Sports Park is ideally set up boom, movable floor as well as a
of any developments taking “The development of enough to become the major training wetside changing village.
place in Calderdale. top class facilities has always centre for British swimmers.” Surrey Sports Park and the
been a huge problem, because of The swimming pool, which is Guildford City Swimming Club
the time it takes such projects to the first 50 metre pool to be built announced  details of an
FUNDING IS CONFIRMED be approved and built and of in Surrey, is one of the flagship agreement that will see the two
British Swimming has course the cost.  That is why this facilities of the new multi million working closely together.  The
welcomed confirmation of magnificent swimming pool is so pound Surrey Sports Park, which is agreement will give Guildford City
funding figures for all aquatic vital and so timely.” owned by the University of Swimming Club exclusive access to
sports in the lead up to the He went on to compare the Surrey.  It will open in April next the facilities and will see leading
2012 Olympic Games. UK Sport UK’s facilities with those in year and will be one of the coaching staff from the swimming
announcement has additional America where Foster spent some premier training facilities ahead club led by GCSC Head Coach,
support for water polo with an of his time training.  “America still of the London 2012 Olympics. Richard Garfield working closely to
extra £1.45m in funding leads the way in swimming.  Over The two metre deep pool will develop and enhance the
available through a there, every major University has a be complemented by the latest University of Surrey Swim Squad.
combination of new
investment from the Team
2012 initiative and adjustments
to funding awards. All “fully FOUR MAN BIRMINGHAM TEAM WIN NATIONAL EVENT
funded” sports, inclusive of the
other aquatic disciplines, face a The National Pool Lifeguard incorporated techniques learnt in Sophie Konderak and Ali Jones,
1.5% inflationary rise in their Championships final ended with the NPLQ. Modules three and four who lost their lives earlier in
funding. a victory for the four strong were an unknown first aid the year, were honoured with a
team of lifeguards from incident and an unknown one minute silence and
Birmingham. They snatched the emergency pool incident. Sophie’s family presented
LEARN TO SWIM – FREE title, in the IQL and ISRM event, At the event two lifeguards, an award.
SCHEME from second placed Leeds City
Non swimming parents and Council. Commonwealth
their children, disabled adults, swimming gold medallist, Adam
over-50s and 12-17 year-olds in Whitehead, attended the event
Hackney are being offered the to show his support for the UK
free lessons at GLL leisure lifeguards.
centres, as part of a nationwide The event was held at
£140m scheme. Andrew Clark, Stechford Cascades in
Swimming Development Birmingham where 15 teams of
Manager said: “This is a great lifeguards battled to win the
opportunity for anyone who five heats. Their skills
wants to put a toe in the water and lifeguarding
and start the journey to learn knowledge were put to
an essential life skill free of the test, based on skills
charge. Swimming is a fantastic taught in the RLSS UK
way to stay fit and healthy and National Pool Lifeguard
can be enjoyed by all members Qualification.
of the family, regardless of age One test consisted of a
or fitness level.” lifeguard skills check and
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